Effective Spinal Cord Stimulation Does Not Improve Caregiver Burden in Patients With Chronic Neuropathic Pain. Results of the <scp>CARESTIM</scp> ‐Study
This prospective cohort study is the first to analyze the patient-caregiver dyad in chronic pain patients treated with SCS. Although SCS effectively reduces pain and improves the quality of life of patients, these benefits do not extend to reducing caregiver burden or enhancing the patient-caregiver relationship. We argue that a more holistic approach, including caregiver involvement in the treatment process, may be necessary to improve outcomes for both patients and caregivers.
Authors
- Stephanie Du Four (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9406-2274)
- Jeroen Van Lerbeirghe
- Jan Dossche
- Dimitri Vanhauwaert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8912-8112)
- Ruben De Vos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1859-4532)
- Robin Bouttelgier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7657-333X)
- Wim Maenhoudt
- W. Nagels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4624-9173)
- Stijn Vandamme (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0895-0575)
- Nick De Naeyer
- Amaury Verhamme
- Karel Hanssens
- O. de Coster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2051-348X)
- Bart Billet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2841-0824)
- Olivier Van Damme
- Barbara Declercq (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7760-6057)
Institutions
- Ghent University (BE)
- AZ Sint-Jan (BE)
- AZ Delta (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Pain
- Published
- 2025-09-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.70122
- Primary Topic
- Pain Management and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00